Overview

• Mayor Muriel Bowser reported an 87% year-over-year decline in carjackings during the 20-day federal surge and cited fewer homicides and gun crimes, while warning that ICE operations and out-of-state Guard patrols are eroding community trust.
• White House and Justice Department figures list roughly 1,100-plus arrests since early August, more than 100 firearms seized, gang members detained, two missing children recovered, and dozens of homeless encampments cleared.
• President Trump said he is working with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune on a Comprehensive Crime Bill and urged prosecutors to seek the death penalty for murders committed in the District, offering no legislative details.
• An AP-NORC survey found 81% of Americans view big-city crime as a major problem and 53% approve of Trump’s handling of crime, while most respondents oppose federal control of local police and other polls register mixed views on troops patrolling Washington.
• CNN fact-checking disputed several presidential claims about D.C. crime trends, and the administration extended its posture in the capital with armed National Guard patrols and a Transportation Department move to take control of Union Station.